“…Each sample (10 g) was mixed with 90 ml of sterile saline (0.85% NaCl) and soaked at 4°C for 30 min. Yeast enumeration and isolation were carried out on Wallerstein laboratory nutrient (WLN) medium as previously reported (21), which has been used in soy sauce-style liquor, another type of Chinese liquor (19). According to the macroscopic features (texture, surface, margin, elevation, and color), colonies of different types on the WLN medium were counted separately.…”